bigsnook35 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Picked this up a couple weeks ago for a steal. The previous owner hadn't been using it and it was wasting on a lift. Hoping to give it a new life with a lot of fish blood on the decks. I haven't done a whole lot to her yet. Hopefully over the next few weeks she will be revitalized and ready to go. I will make sure to update as progress is made. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Glad to be a part of this great family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonV Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 "Picked this up a couple weeks ago for a steal" Don't even tell us how much of a steal!!! Congrats and good luck!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatOn Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Congrats and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnook35 Posted September 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 Replaced the trailer tongue and hubs. Headed down to Punta Gorda this week to do some more work on it. Hopefully get a little bit of fishing in if everything goes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnook35 Posted October 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Got all new wire ran for everything in the boat. Mounted the trolling motor to the bow. Got the 2 trolling motor batteries mounted under the console. Now time to figure out what I want to do to replace the original switch panel. I'll keep you guys updated as I get closer to finishing the light refurb of the boat and get it fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestFoto Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Sound like a great start !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnook35 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Here are some cleaned up photos and a couple shots of the trolling batteries mounted along with the battery charger and n on/off switch for the trolling motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidmotion Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilge rat Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Get some battery terminal protection spray/grease on the terminals and some rubber covers. The boat cleaned up good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnook35 Posted November 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Got all new gauges, radio, speakers, and some under gunnel led lights to put on over the next couple of days. It will hopefully be on the water by Tuesday at the latest. Riding around Punta Gorda before bringing it back home to Tampa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnook35 Posted November 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Well hit a snag with getting the boat done. When removing the lower unit to replace the water pump and impeller the water tube snapped off. Waiting to get parts from yamaha to fix. Did get a few more things buttoned up on the console. I'll post some pics and keep you guys updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnook35 Posted December 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 Well got the motor put back together a couple weeks ago. Took it out on the bay last Saturday for its maiden voyage. Put in at Pinellas Point and fished the flats for awhile. A buddy that was with me wanted to prefish Apollo Beach area. We started the run across the bay with no issues until about 1 mile or so from our destination when I started to lose RPMs. The boat wouldn't stay on plane. Took the fuel filter off and poured the fuel into an empty bottle to see the problem. With all the commotion of trying to get the boat put back together and finish I neglected to address the fuel system. Naturally this didn't become an issue until we were all the way across the bay. The motor would hold an idle so we got as far a. We could until it started to spit and sputter. The next 2-3 hours were spent trolling across the bay with the trolling motor. Needless to say I was worried about the batteries dying and being completely stranded. The batteries held up all the back to the boat ramp. Got the boat back home and started on repairs earlier this week. I have since replaced all fuel lines and filters. I am having a company come out Tuesday morning to clean the fuel tank to hopefully start me anew. Hopefully later next week I can give a better update with possibly even fish on the deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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